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zhǎo

找zhǎozhǎo
to look for
FromLesson 5inHardcore Chinese

Usages of zhǎo

我wǒ　需要xūyào　找zhǎo　我wǒ　的de　同事tóngshì，　然后ránhòu　一起yìqǐ　去qù　超市chāoshì。wǒ xūyào zhǎo wǒ de tóngshì, ránhòu yìqǐ qù chāoshì.
I need to look for my coworker, then go to the supermarket together.
他tā　为什么wèishénme　还hái　没méi　来lái？　我wǒ　需要xūyào　找zhǎo　他tā。　你nǐ　等děng　了le　多久duōjiǔ？tā wèishénme hái méi lái? wǒ xūyào zhǎo tā. nǐ děng le duōjiǔ?
Why hasn’t he come yet? I need to look for him. How long have you been waiting?
我wǒ　有时候yǒushíhou　在zài　超市chāoshì　旁边pángbiān　找zhǎo　她tā　的de　同事tóngshì。wǒ yǒushíhou zài chāoshì pángbiān zhǎo tā de tóngshì.
Sometimes I look for her coworker near the supermarket.
她tā　喜欢xǐhuan　在zài　厨房chúfáng　做饭zuòfàn，　在zài　客厅kètīng　看kàn　电视diànshì，　有时候yǒushíhou　打开dǎkāi　冰箱bīngxiāng　找zhǎo　饮料yǐnliào。tā xǐhuan zài chúfáng zuòfàn, zài kètīng kàn diànshì, yǒushíhou dǎkāi bīngxiāng zhǎo yǐnliào.
She likes cooking in the kitchen, watching TV in the living room, and sometimes opening the fridge to look for drinks.
楼下lóuxià　的de　咖啡馆kāfēiguǎn　人rén　太tài　多duō，　我们wǒmen　就jiù　去qù　楼上lóushàng　找zhǎo　一yí　个gè　地方dìfang　坐zuò下xià。lóuxià de kāfēiguǎn rén tài duō, wǒmen jiù qù lóushàng zhǎo yí gè dìfang zuòxià.
There are too many people in the café downstairs, so we go upstairs to find a place to sit.
我wǒ　专门zhuānmén　在zài　公园gōngyuán　附近fùjìn　找zhǎo　安静ānjìng　的de　地方dìfang　散步sànbù。wǒ zhuānmén zài gōngyuán fùjìn zhǎo ānjìng de dìfang sànbù.
I specifically look for quiet places near the park to take a walk.
在Zài　校园xiàoyuán　里lǐ，　我wǒ　喜欢xǐhuan　找zhǎo　一yì　个gè　安静ānjìng　的de　地方dìfang　专心zhuānxīn　看书kànshū。Zài xiàoyuán lǐ, wǒ xǐhuan zhǎo yì gè ānjìng de dìfang zhuānxīn kànshū.
On campus I like to look for a quiet place to concentrate on reading.
她tā　出门chūmén　前qián　在zài　镜子jìngzi　旁边pángbiān　找zhǎo　了le　很hěn　久jiǔ，　才cái　找到zhǎodào　钥匙yàoshi。tā chūmén qián zài jìngzi pángbiān zhǎo le hěn jiǔ, cái zhǎodào yàoshi.
Before going out, she searched for a long time by the mirror before finding her keys.
你nǐ　把bǎ　书shū　和hé　资料zīliào　整理zhěnglǐ　整齐zhěngqí　以后yǐhòu，　找zhǎo　东西dōngxi　会huì　方便fāngbiàn　很多hěnduō。nǐ bǎ shū hé zīliào zhěnglǐ zhěngqí yǐhòu, zhǎo dōngxi huì fāngbiàn hěnduō.
After you arrange the books and materials neatly, it will be much easier to find things.
她tā　最近zuìjìn　在zài　找zhǎo　房子fángzi，　想xiǎng　在zài　公司gōngsī　附近fùjìn　租zū　一yí　个gè　带dài　阳台yángtái　的de　公寓gōngyù。tā zuìjìn zài zhǎo fángzi, xiǎng zài gōngsī fùjìn zū yí gè dài yángtái de gōngyù.
She’s been looking for a place recently and wants to rent an apartment with a balcony near the company.
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